Section 3: Operating Instructions
Table of Contents
PD10, PD15, PD25 & PD35 Post Hole Diggers 317-048M
8/9/19
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Section 3: Operating Instructions
Operator’s Responsibilities
Hazard control and accident prevention are dependent
upon the awareness, concern, prudence, and proper
training involved in the operation, transport, storage, and
maintenance of the blade. Therefore, it is absolutely
essential that no one operates the Post Hole Digger
unless they are age 16 or older and have read, fully
understood, and are totally familiar with the Operator’s
Manual.
Perform the following inspections before using your
Post Hole Digger.
DANGER
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Make sure the site is free from hazards before drilling. Look
for obstacles on the ground, beneath mulching, and below
the ground that may need to be removed such as landscape
fabric, wire, etc. Hand digging may be necessary to verify
the presence of underground materials.
•
Do not drill through landscape fabric. Prior to drilling, cut
a hole in the fabric sufficiently larger than the diameter of
the auger to prevent auger entanglement with the fabric.
Fabric caught in the auger can pull a bystander into the
auger.
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Keep others away from the post hole digger while the auger
is rotating. A person can become entangled in the auger or
hit by the auger if it swings erratically. Anyone helping
should be kept a safe distance (a minimum of 10 feet or 3
meters) from the unit while it is rotating.
•
Keep bystanders 10 ft (3 meters) or more away from the
auger while operating the power machine. A person can
become entangled in the auger, electrocuted if auger
encounters an underground electrical line, and/or inhale
harmful dust particles such as silica dust.
Operating Checklist
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Read and follow all safety rules carefully.
Refer to “Important Safety Information”.
1
Make sure all guards and shields are
in place. Refer to “Important Safety Information”.
1
Read and follow assembly & hook-up
instructions.
Refer to “Section 1: Assembly & Set-up”.
13
Read and make all required adjustments.
Refer to “Section 2: Adjustments”.
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Read and follow all operating procedures.
Refer to “Section 3: Operating Instructions”.
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Read and follow all maintenance instructions.
Refer to “Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication”.
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Read and follow all Lubrication Instructions.
Refer to “Lubrication Points”.
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Make sure all gearboxes are properly lubricated.
Refer to Gearbox lubrication.
37
Check digger initially and periodically for loose
bolts and pins. Refer to “Torque Values Chart”.
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A crushing hazard exists while hooking-up and unhooking
implement. Keep people and animals away while backing-
up to implement or pulling away from implement. Do not
operate hydraulic controls while a person or animal is
directly behind the power machine or near the implement.
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Do not remove spoil-pile with hand tools while auger is
operating. Doing so can result in serious injury or death.
•
Do not allow anyone to manually guide the auger bit to
position its point on the ground while it is rotating. A person
will become entangled in the auger or hit by the auger.
•
Tractor power take-off shaft shield, driveline shields, and
gearbox shaft shields must be installed and in good working
condition to avoid driveline entanglement and projectiles
flying off of the driveline.
•
Keep all persons away from the post hole digger while
lowering and raising the unit. A person can be hit, pinched,
or crushed by the unit.
•
Do not allow anyone to manually push down on the post
hole digger, or put anything or anyone on the unit for the
purpose of adding weight to the unit. Objects and people
can be thrown, pinched, or entangled in the unit.
•
Do not use a power take-off adapter. The adapter will
increase strain on the tractor’s power take-off shaft causing
possible damage to shaft and driveline. It will also defeat
the purpose of the tractor’s power take-off shield.
WARNING
!
To avoid serious injury or death:
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Allow only persons to operate this implement who have
fully read and comprehended this manual, who have been
properly trained in the safe operation of this implement, and
who are age 16 or older. Serious injury or death can result
from the inability to read, understand, and follow
instructions provided in this manual.
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Never carry riders on the implement or tractor. Riders can
obstruct the operator’s view, interfere with controls, be
pinched by moving components, become entangled in
rotating components, struck by objects, thrown about, fall
off and be run over, etc.
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Never work near utilities such as gas lines, electrical lines,
or other hazards that can cause serious injury or death from
electrocution, explosion, or fire.
•
Never make contact with underground utilities such as
electrical power lines, gas lines, phone lines, etc. They can
cause serious injury or death from electrocution, explosion,
or fire. If in doubt, call 811 (USA) before digging so that
they can mark the location of underground services in the
area. For contact information, see Dig Safe in the
“Important Safety Information” starting on page 1.
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Keep post hole digger properly attached to the tractor when
in use.
•
Make sure the implement does not block the tractor’s Slow
Moving (SMV) sign when transporting on a public road. If
operators in vehicles approaching from the back cannot
easily see the sign, then move it on the tractor to where it is
visible to warn of your presence.
